The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-04

ington and his successo,.
statesmen IN the Revolution an nv Feis
secure our as yet untried politie.I.E 70
tutions from the hazards of 20 - Inst
they could be settled and sstSt,. Until
patiently bore these wrongs 'a ai,t
they would have justified a'noagh
war Under the influence of tbis so9t 70
wnen these wrongs reached 10 ~ Pouc!
atom OF our ships and the seiz,- - spoiE
cltlzens, the United States Cora,e ~ our
Wlthdrew our commerce and ON a...e
from the ocean, and appealed ~ , JI,.'lsn
tlce Oh those nations to CEASE ~ JUS
| RACES. UnheediBg these am - OUT
Government of England -. Tue
course which amounted tn Se1
war upon American eor1rerca 'a1ihg
can vessels, laden with the linen A'herl.
American Industry AID skill 49, Oh
IN our own ports and confscsta5 80
| 5000 American seameu were -, nile
imprisoned, and made to sarya - - @ld
| gilsh men.of-war. It was in IL, FL
OF the agitation caused bv the .- must
that the Congress of lSll M. 'O,ss
| calhoun was placed second an H. -AI.
1
heIallohs. lie was at once its anirnst;s.
spirit ana the handspring Of its ar.i1,s
ana uhuer MS lnHueEce it soon suhr,..
ted report written 5y him. wbirb
commended immediate preparatiors
war with Great Britain. in the -. .o'
that followed Mr. Calhoun ns3s45
speech IN It's support, which stSr..1
hlm as an orator and statesman ~ -
first rank, and made him the cbsra,:,- &c
OF the war and the author and sun-,a..t-
of the measures for its vigorous r- go
ton. The effect of his speech in a.
ing the country TO a sense of wron-.-l
danger, and to the vindication of -,
tlonal honor and threatened inJs,-
dence, was like magic He showed H..
the object of England was really -
mand the United States to the conS;,;.-
) OF commercial dependency which evi,t
ed IN her colonial state He maJa ~.
people OF the country see that the sin1I.
issue was war or submission to the los
independence and nationality. H.
commanding power of the speech Law i,
the intrinsic force and grandeur of
truth, and its eloquence in the nobis NJ,
terances which appeal to the moral sen
tlments OF the people, and address them.
selves to the highest faculties OF the in.
tellect and the nOblest aspirations of the
heart.
THE ONLY ALTERNArIvE, WAR Or DEG.
RADIATION.
"The question" said he. SIS reis.s3
to this single point: Which shall NE i,
abandon, or defend our maratime rigbtl
and the personal liberties of our citi5sns
in exercising them? IT,
gentleman from Virginia is at loss n
: account for what he calls our hatred IN
England. He asks US how we can ba,s
the country of Locke, of Newton
Hampden and Chatham; a couptry
having the same language and custom,
with ourselves and descending from
e common ancestry. If we have 50 much
0 to attach us to that country, potent. in.
' deed, must be the cause which has over.
:, powered it. But the gentle.
5 man, in his eager admiration OF tba,
I country, has not been sufficiently guard
| ed in this argument. Has he reelected
t on the cause of that admiration? Has
t he examined the reason of our high re-
e gard for her Chatham? It is his ardent
e patriotism, the heroic courage of hi,
r mind that could not brook the least in
: suit or injury offered to his country, but
r thought that her interest and honor
: ought to be indicated at every hazard
t and expense. ] hope that when called
upon To admire we shall also be asked To
i initiate. hope the gentleman does not
i wish a monopoly of those great virtues
:, for England. Our rights are
y vitality attacked. x The only
!, alternative is war or degradation. 4
: | hope the decision is made already by
: a higher authority than the voice Of any
: man. 1t is not for the human tongue
n to instill the sense of Independence and
Y honor. This is the work of nature, a
t generous nature that disdains tame sub
e missien to wrongs"
# What he said was true, but it is the
l. prerogatiye of genius to put into the
/ materialism of words the thoughts
/ which lie inarticulate in the conscious
! ness of brave people, whose heart
h leaps in Spontaneous sympathy to her
n voice.
- | have not time to dwell upon the
measures which Mr.. Calhoun introduced
r or supported during his service in the
House of Representatives, which termi-
mated in 1917, or of his services as Score
f tary of War under President Monroe
|. or as Vice President of the United
f States.
/ CALHOUN'S POSITION BEFORE THE COUN-
i TRY.
Perhaps a better idea can be given Of
his position before the country during
: that period by restating the opinions OF
! him expressed by the great statesmen Of
. that day. Mr.. Dallas, who was in the
: Cabinet Of bfr. Madison as Secretary oil
the Treasury, said Mr.. COlh0un Was tn,
q young Hercules who carried the war on
his shoulders" After one OF hi
speeches during this service in the
House, Mr.. Grosvenor, of New York
o one of the ablest and most distinguished
members of the opposition, between
, whom and Mr.. Calhoun an unpleasant
! difference had arisen during the discus
, sion of war measure, said: q have
6 heard the able, manly and constitutions
speech of the gentleman from South
Carolina" Here Mr.. Grosvenor paused
remembering this personal difference
and then resumed: "Mr Speaker l vii
, not be restrained; no barrier shall exis
which ! shall not leap over for the pur
pose of Offering to that gentleman m!
thanks for the judicious, independsB
and national course which he has Pur
sued in the House for the last year, ans
particularly upon the subject now be
fore us. Let the honorable gentleman
continue with the same manly indepen
dence, alOof from party views and loca
preludioes, to pursue the great interest
of this country and fulfill the higa des
tiny for which it is manifest he wa
born. The buzz of popular applaus
may not cheer him on his way, but h
will inevitably arrive at a happy eleva
ton. in the view of his country and tn
world"
The great William Pinkney, of Mary
land, who was also member OF th
House, upon one occasion following Ar
Calhoun in debate on the same side
said of him: ''The strong power o
genius, from higher region than tina
OF argument, has thrown on the subfec
all the light with which it is the prerog
alive of genius to invest and illumiuat,
everything.
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